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| - The 1st Annual Las Vegas Foodie Fest at the Silverton was a hit for us...especially since we went three times during this weekend event!
We arrived on Saturday around 12:30 and saw a line along the main entrance. Complaints posted on Yelp mentioned that they hadn't let guests in at their supposed 12 noon opening time. I was smart enough to check to see if there was a prepaid line and there was! Score! The very short and no wait line on the left was for those with advanced purchased tickets! So no wait for us in the hot sun! Of course, it would have made a lot of people's lives easier if this was posted for all to see.
After a quick survey of the 30+ trucks, we had an idea of what we wanted.
* Devilicious from San Diego
Butter poached lobster grilled cheese sandwich ($12) - Good stuff, I mean really good stuff! We were loving it all with the chunky lobster pieces, tomatoes, and onions.
Truffled fries ($4) - Couldn't really smell or taste any truffle unfortunately and the parmesan cheese put on top just kinda sat there, didn't melt or anything.
* Vizzi from Paramount, CA
Vizzi duo of Yustin chili and truffled mac n cheese ($10) - The Husband was loving their Venison chili and the mac n cheese was of the creamy variety than baked, which I prefer. Subtle hints of truffle were present.
Dirty polenta ($4) took the longest and it was a major disappointment. Cold and just blah.
They accepted credit cards which was great!
* Great Bao from Las Vegas, NV
Pork belly bao (3 for $10) - The crispy skin, the fatty morsels, it's all good!
Roast duck bao - Tasty skin as well!
Chicken skewer - Three ground chicken balls and vegetables. Although it didn't lack flavor and it wasn't dry, it was still a bit pricy for $3.50.
We returned later on that evening for more Devilicious but they had closed up! So...
* Vizzi from Paramount, CA
Venison burger - It came with a supposedly aioli that kinda hooks you when you read the description, but you couldn't taste any of it. It's a thick burger patty, but it could have used more sauce or aioli. It came with sprinkling of their truffled popcorn.
I was craving some fries and made the crazy decision to order a plate of curly fries from the carnival side for $5. Let's just say I got my money's worth, but there was definitely a lot of oil present!
On Sunday, it looked like there was a bigger turnout with no lines this time to enter!
* Devilicious from San Diego, CA
Round two with the Butter poached lobster grilled cheese sandwich! It was still good, but it didn't have as much lobster as it did the day before. =(
Strawberry Cheesecake-wich - Sourdough bread, strawberries, brie, powdered sugar. It sounds a lot better and it was just okay.
* Snow Ono Shaved Ice from Las Vegas, NV
We can never pass up their shaved ice. Looks like prices went up $1...either for this event or permanently, not sure. But we love them nonetheless! Yum yum!
We also saw turkey legs being sold by this Exotic Meat vendor. Bad choice all around! Dry dry dry! Our mistake!
This food truck event was different since there was an entrance fee. I'm sure this deterred a lot of people since the food being sold by the truck wasn't on the cheap end. Tickets cost $10 at the event or you could get them for $4-$5 plus processing fee online. Yes, part of the proceeds went to the Three Square Food Bank. There were also portable toilets to use - some very dirty ones (I heard) or you could pony up $1 to use the nice ones (Flush for a Cause). Or you can enjoy some air conditioning and visit the Silverton and/or the Bass Pro Shops and use their toilets too! Some trucks were present Saturday but not there on Sunday and vice versa. There was a lot entertainment going on...it seems like there was a constant flow of entertainment actually. Set up on Saturday morning wasn't too great - they added more tables and chairs as the day went on and there definitely needed to be more garbage cans and some recycling bins! Suggestions for next year - set up on time! More covered areas for eating!
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